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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-23
TESTING AIR BRAKES
AS ArpLlRD TO rnE1enr TRAINS.
Tho kenult satisfactory-Somoth othinE That
VIII Make tho Work of Freight Mon
Less Risky "A Train Isunning a5 Niles
5tt nm Hour Stopped iu Is Seconds.

NEw YoRK, Nov. GA special train
Yesterday took about 800 gentlemen to
Ridgefeld Park, MI, on the West Shore
Railroad, where number OF tests were
made by the Westinghouse Alr.Brake
Company Of the application Of Its new
system Of braklng to long freight trains.
The air brake has been used very sl,c.
cesaiully on freight trains OF not moro
than twenty-five cars, but It was found
that when this number was exceeded tho
humping Of the rear cara. which had not
yet been stopped, against the cars in front,
was 60 serious as to set limit to tho ,ys.
tem's utility so fer as freight trains were
concerned, 1t was to demonstrate that he
bad practically annihilated this difference
and made the air brakes advantages avail
able on long freight traInu that Mr.. West.
inghouse took tho visitors yesterday out
for trip on the West Shore road, "A n II
A freight train 900 feet long. and
weighing 1000, 900 pounds, drawn by !
mighty engine Of the Chicago, Burlipg,on
q Quincy road, WAS used in the expert.
ments. An emergency stop, with the
freight train running twenty milea an
hour, was tho first test. The brake was
applied, and in twelve and q quarter sec
onds the train was at a Btandstill, having
run lees than 200 feet. The next tett
was made with similar conditions, except
That the train was run at a spe eed of FORTY. /,
one miles an hour. This time the train
was stopped In twenty seconds, and al a I
distance Of GA! feet. = q = -
The third test was OF the rapiditv With
which the brakes wore applied, tho train Z
standing still 30 that obseryers could t.at
the time which elapsed between the IN.
gne whistle, which announced the appli.s.
cation Of the power, and tho sound of Tia
moving brakes at various distances alop
the train. The cars were numbered in
order from front to rear OF the train and
TO persons who stood opposite car No. 81
the two sounds described wers aimnlta.9
necus. A high pressure test with the
tfaln running tWenty.two miles an hour
resulted IN its being pulled up in ak sec. /
onds, nlnety.one feet from the stopping
post. The lsst test was spectacularly tbs
pest OF the afternoon. It was intended to
snow tho relative stopping power of the
Old brakes as used on twelve. coach passen. /,
ger trains and the new brakes on twenty
car freight train. Down the tracks, chin
ney and chimney, came the two trains.
forty-hve miles an hour was the speed at
which the trains we're going as they near
Cd the stopping post, and the freight train /:
was only about three feet in front as they
passed 1t. The brakes on both were an
Piled simultaneously, but the new brakes
dlstanced the old one, the freight train
stopping in l34 seconds at a distance Of
4So teet, while the passenger train went
On travelling until it's engine vas ], l,2O4 feet
from the point where the brakes were set,3
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TuR PEABODY INSTITUTE.
The Interesting EIsrcIses to.dny--A Lc
gt41tl5 w turo by DR.. Newell. .

| 8f! yi'Ha turo BY DR.. Newell. k a !. ~
DR.. NJ. A. Newell and MIRO. Newell ar
rived In tho city yesterday from Baltl
more, and are at tho McLure house. Dr.
Newcll Is President OF the Mary ylsnd STATE
Normal school ut Baltimore, and Mrs
Newell Ia also an experienced and cue
cessful educator. Thcy are hero for the
purpose Of assisting In the conduct OF thu
Peabody Teachers Institute which opeuf
this forenoon. They aud Miss s. J, Me.
holm, principal OF the CLAY school Of this
city, will bs the efficient instructors at To.
days sessions OF the 1natitute, which will
open OF Dam. In the FirAt Presbyterian
church. 'Ff sa} 4 Z. :" ''"'
Prof. A. NJ. White, Superintendent ol
the city schools at Cincinnati, who will
assist In tho exercises tomorrow, ia ex.
peeled here this evening. e q,
The sessions OF the IDBtjt ues Today will
90 three In number, opening at 8 A. NJ,
-; Il. and 1880 r. n. respectively. All
VIII be held in the First Presbyterian
church, and City Superintendent Ander.
uon will preside. State Superintendent
Morgan Ia expected to arrive thin evening,
and will relieve Prof. Anderson part Of
the time tomorrow. "a. = :
The morning and afternoon scsaion will
!be devoted to instruction in ueyeral
branches by Dr.. and Mrs. Newell and
Mies Meholin. The evening session will
% taken up by popular lecture by Dr..
Newell, his subject being "Young
America" At this session there will be
some very pleasing vocal mueic by Prof.
J. N. Hammond, Mrs. Nellie Sweeney
palnar and Mrs. Fred Seymour, tho &C.
COMPARTMENTS being played by Miss Sara
10 the evening session, as we'll rs to all
the sessions the general public is cordially
invited, while the teachers OF the city are
al! expected to attend. Tomorrow there
VIII be no day sessions, but lecture will
Will be given in the evening, f7
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A Fatal Gas Explosion.

BosroN, Nov. 22.-There was tremen.
douu explosion Of gas at tho Odd Fellows
building this afternoon. Five personl
were injured, two Of them being danger.
ously hurt. Tho explosion occurred in
Cunningham & Co.'s bicycle factory.
Two gentlemen in tho room were hurled
violently against the walls and were pick.
ed up stunned and bleeding. The glass
was blown across tho street and three
ladies who were passing the store, were
badly cut. ';Others received slight
scratches. : The injured were carried to
the hospital. Tho cause of the explosion
is not yet known. BE- ..2
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It belonged to a NelKhb,o,,r.

TuHcoLA, Ill, Nov. 22.-James Martin,
. well.known farmer Of northern Coles
county, while returning on the train from
Chicago. where he has been with four car
loads Of cattle, was robbed OF 81, ,a25 in
money by an unknown perenn; The
money belonged, to q neighbor, for whom
he had taken the cattle to the market, 5.;l
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TIE "IMpROYED ORDER, -

Tho knights Of Lubor Kiekers VIII Hold a
4lrt National Cohvention.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-The Improved Or
der Of tho Knights of Labor is again to
the front. The ao.called "Knightly Kick
e,s" held their fret local meeting last
night, with On attendance of about fifty.
Regularly elected delegates were pres
ent from hve Local Assemblies and SELF
constituted representatives from twenty
more. & 5.5.ifi.5 & {f.1T .=ai sai's,9i,
Charles Ssib, Secretary of the Proyi-
oiona! Committee, appointed by the thir-
ty.hve seceding delegates Of the Minneap-
oils General Convention OF the knights Of
Labor, otilciated az chairman, and er-
planned tho object Of the meeting. There
were several present who were not In &C.
cord with the move, and they were utterly
|impervious to all inainuations that epies
we're not wanted. a'.,'57
In a speech Joseph r. Buchanan, "the
head kicker" declared that tho time had
come when honest knights Of Labor must.
for time at least, renounce all allepisnce
to the corrupt ring that now controls the
ktchb auu AouAo OluoIs hU BLaL6Q tDAE It
bad been found impossible to maintain an
effective fight from the inside, and that
the only course was to declare an open re-
volt against the powers that be. 1..4 y
After the usual number Of speeches, a
committee OF five was appointed to draft q
circular letter to all the local assemblies
In the country, calling upon each OF them
to elect three delegates to a convention to
be held the first Wednesday in December,
The locals will be asked to withhold from
the General Treasury all assessments due
from this time on, the scheme being to
"freexs out" General Master Workman
Powderly. I; l,7, q !: ..i -
Conventions similar 10 the one called
In Chicago" explained Charles seib, twill
be held all over the United states. We
shall obtain control Of the Knighta OF La.
Dor in all the large cities inside ,oi three
months. AS soon as possible national
convention will be called and regula,
organization perfected" Ei9t5js s'5
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For Arbitration,

HARnlsnuRa, Pa, Nov. Ex-Governor
Beaver to-day appointed Joshua L. Bailey,
Ex-Governor Robert E. Pattison, David
scull, Colonel Charles H. Banes and John
Wsnamaker committee to wait upon
President Cleveland and request him to
incorporate In hia next message to Con-
gress suggestion relative to legislation
looking to the settlement Of international
diiiculties by arbitration. Is z. 3. 4 :
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SONS OF VETERANS,
Tho Order Boomipg In wheeling-Its OF
----.- - = 1 incfa and IYnxL ~ - -------

Tho Ordor booming In wheeling-Its Oh.
iocts and Work. ,-!
US. Grant Camp, Sons Of Veterans, Of
this city, will meet every Thursday even.
ing at 1880 in Odd Follows Hall, until a
regular time and place Of meeting is pro.
vided for. The camp, the inauguration Of
which was effected last week under such
favorable auspices, shows every indication
Of sturdy growth, and thcre seems to be-
no reason why 1t may not be, before long,
the largest in point Of numbers, at leaat,
In the state. Quito list OF young men
eligible for membership and who signify
their intention OF joining, has already been
secured, and it is likely that tomorrow
night good sized Equad OF recruits will
be mustered in. ri. {, -.
1t ia the desire Of the camp to get thor.
oughly organized and equipped for prac-
tlcal work as early 90 possible.
For the benefit Of young men who con.
template connecting themselves with the
organization it may be well to describe
briefly it's objects, who. arc eligible to
membership, &C.: ls5 IA
The order is of semi-nilitary chsrsc-
ter, and the soma, not less than lS years Of
age, Of deceased or honorably discharged
soldiera. sailors or mariners, who eeryed
In the Union Army or Navy during the
civil war of lS6l-'U5 are eligible to mem
6ership. Also upon attaining the age Of
Il years, all eons Of members Of the order
IN succeeding generations. The principal
object is to aid tho members Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic in caring for help.
less and disabled veterans; to extend aid
and protection to their widows and or.
phans and to perpetuate tho memory and
history of their heroic dead; also to aid
and assiat worthy members Of the order,
and to inculcate patriotiam and love Of
country among all with whom the mem.
bers come in contact. The titles and
duties Of the oficers, nature of drill, uni.
form, etc., are eimilar to those Of regu.
larry organized military company. ~ )
Eligible young men who denire to Join
the camp should present their appiica-
tIons to any member, or to Captain Ed.
Carlin, tho camp commander, or appear
n person at headquarters in Odd Fellows
Hall Thursday evening. s,El
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The informal social reception at the
Young Mems Christian Association build
ing Thanksgiving evening promises to be
delightful affair. A creditable pro.
gramme Of vocal and instrumental musio
has been arranged and yonug ladies' will
provide light refreshments in abundance
to meet the demands Of the guests. The
artistic decorations will be no small feature
of the evenings entertainment. A gen.
eral invitation is extended to young men
to attend. A spirit Of general good follow
ahip pervades oil OF the Association'e
social gatherings, and the young men who
visit the building tomorrow evening
are promised q happy time. 5l. 3 I u
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IN AT LAST.
Ohlo's Official Vote Shows a Large Increase
In Fornkor's Plurality.

Ohlo's Official Vote Shows Large Increase
In Forakor's Plurality.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 22.-At last the OIL
cisl vote Of the State Is in. The total vote
cast in 1885 was 73S,966i in 1888 it was
7O4 ,23s. This year the total vote reached
che very largo figure Of 744 .ol3, which is a
large increase. The totals on the Cover.
nor are as follows. Foraker, Republican,
356 037; Powell, Democrat, Sa3 $50; seitz,
Labor, 24,7l2; Sharp, Prohibitionist,
900; scattering, II, total 744,6lS. For.
aker over. Powell, %, 1872. There Is a slight
increase over the Prohibition vote for
1855, when Leonard received 2S,03l. The
chances are that Lyon will run ahead sew
eral thousand votes. +
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TILE STANDARD OIL EcAsHs.
Tho Hearing Before tho Inter-stats 90
mo- co Commission Yesterday.

Tho Hearing Before tho Inter.s,ate Uou,.
mofco Commission Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Howard Page,
who is connected with the management OF
the Standard OIL Company OF Kentucky,
was examined in connection with the
Standard oil cases before tho Inter. State
Commerce Commission this forenoon. He
was the complainants' witness. He stated
that no drawbacks or rebates OF nny kind
were allowed tho Standard Oh Company
by the railrosda aorth Of the 01lo and
that the rs!ea paid are the published rates
given to everybody. The shipmentn were
made IN tank cars In barrels and In cases
The railroads could we'll afford 10 carry oil
In tank cars cheaper than by any other
method; When oil wasnhipped In tank cars
the carsNwas the uniform one on which
rates were given. For example, the rate
for hauling ono tank car from Louisville
to Memphia wen twenty-five dollars, Tho
average capacity OF the tank cars OF the
Standard Oh Company Of Kentucky was
4.O57 gallons, equ6l to IS barrelo Of 81 gal.
Ions each.
The Kentucky Standard Oil Company
purchased oil Of tho Standard Oil Com.
pany Of Ohio, OF the Camden Consolidated
Oh Company, of Parkereburp, W. Va, and
Of the Baltimore United OH Company,
and aold oil in all parts OF the territory
south OF tho Ohio and east Of the Mssis.
sippi. Witness said the company had ito
own establishments, comprising tanks,
pipes, etc., at various central poin.n in the
South. = =
7. q. Severance, Treasurer OF the Stand.
ard OH COMPANY Of Ohio, was sworn and
produced certain information, copies from
the records Of the company, respecting
the capacities Of the tank cars OF his
company. lTGI ~
J NJ: Oulp, general freight agent OF the
Louisville u Nashville Railroad Company,
wac examined at great length about the
operations and the rates of his company.
During the examination the witness
ssid In reply to Commissioner Walker
thas bis company was govern
ed by the published classifica.
tions Of tho Southern Railway and Steam.
ship Company. He also said that for
transportation Of oil except lor period OF
q lew weeks subsequent to April s it had
always charged car rates upon oil tanks.
Commission adjourned at 5r. NJ.
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Coke op.ra,or. ReorranIrlnr. r,

plrrsnuRau, Pa, Nov. 22.-The princi-
pal coke operators Of the Oonnellsyille re-
sion are considering the advisability Of
reorganizlng the old syndicate. A meet
ing was held to-day but definite action was
postponed until tomorrow. Upon the
result Of the meeting depends the cues.
tion whether the price OF coke shall be
uniform or whether an open market will
be declared with consequent cut in the
established rate. z. Z, !. ~.
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Irish Courage.

DUBLIN, Nov. 92.-At a meeting Of the
League to-day Mr.. Harrington stated that
the members Of the local branches, ,inetefaVd
OF being intimidated by the Goyernmiant,a
proclamations,. had largely increased tbair
lesued, q. u, r - = .s.o'o = '''' = o Mefe
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Too Much Faith Curo,

CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Mrs.. Margaret Kid
der, the wife Of "A. B. Kidder, was brought
to'the insane ward Of the county jail to.
day. Hor physician says she was mem
tally sound, up to six weeks ago, when she
went to see Mrs. Johnson, a faith cure
doctreas. She took lessons In the art and
talked Of nothing else. q. her home. i, Mr..
Kdder threatenH to institute criminal
proceedings. IS 5 81.
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3 LONDON, Nov. 22.-Mr. Burns, the 60 .
ciaiist leader, and Mr.. Graham, NJ. ?. :,
VINO were arrested on Sunday, The 18th
inst.' Ior participation in the disturbances
near trafalgar Square. were arraigned to-
day. Several policemen testifed that both
prisoners Violently attacked the police.
Court then adjourned, q: =, - 2, po4'so' tSs.'
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LONDON, Nov. 22.-Mr. Gladstone has
written a letter to Col. Doping apolosiz.
ing ior inaccurate ssatements he had made
concerning him in reference to the occur
ences at Gweedore, ireland. He eays hs
old not mean to impute to Col. Dopping
tho use Of loaded rifle. Col. Doping is
satisfied with the apology and has with
Drawn bis action agsinst Mr.. Gladsiona. ..
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Calls Gladstone I,,r- =

LONDON, Nov. 22.-Major sanderson in a
speech at Nottingham to-day related n,
Mr. Gladatone's statement that the Z mur-
der OF Conatable Whelan was a ..,,r mt n, n,
case was an absolute lie. Mr.. Gladstona, :;
ne said, was at one end OF a chain and
Patrick Ford at the other end. =, .,'".S.-
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THE Register Insists that members OF a
liquor dealers family are not eligible to
appointment on the police iorce." The
ordinance on the subject cannot be 60
construed. The son Of a liquor dealer,
tho father Of one, though living in the
house with him and dependent on him, is
eligible to appointment. This particular
ordinance does not even disqualify "tho
sisters, the cousins and the aunts" Of q
liquor. dealer. The Register is intolerant,
and its law ia no better now than when it
was insisting that the entire ordinance
was invalid. 81, a.,.-,t.l
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ASHLAND, O., Nov. 22.-J. R. Mason,
who shot and killed W. q. Reynolds,
editor Of the Ashland Times in a
Justices court room few days
since, wau held in $4,000 bail to
anBwer the charge OF granddaughter. O.
D. Mason, brother Of ]. R.: Mason, who
was arrested as an accessory to the crime,
was discharged. The decision has created
considerable excitement at Ashland. ;'
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Our friends Of the Weat Virginia Con.
tral have no notion Of being pocketed by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company.
They showed this when they built to
Cumberland to connect with the Pennsyl.
vania system, and they show 1t sgain
when they raise their heads in the Balti.
more ( Ohio directory. We shall hesl
more OF the West Virginia Central, which
has money, brains and energy at the back
Of 1t and productive field before 1t. = + :
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Mistaken Identity.
Difpdtch TO the fnislifoenrr

"F's'v O"P1tt1s 70 VIC 2Istt3ELIe7N1I.
PARKERspuRa, W. Va, Nov. 22.-Jacob
A. schmitz, who was held on suspicion OF
having committed forgery and cmbezzle-
mont In Washington City, has been 70.
leased, it being evidently case OF "mis.
taken IDENTIFY 1t was discovered that
MI. schnitz was in this city at tie time
the forgery was committed. He is q
brainy, Rentlemanly young fellow and e1-
poets 10 become citizan OF this city. 8.
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WHEELING VEST VA,

year by the mortgage 10 be made to the
sinking fnnd and the increments thereon
will BIO $4,000. Consolidated mortgage
bonds TO that amount will be placed In
tho handa Of the Trusteed Of the fund and
the company will bo relieved to that
amount from paving cash. The company
Will control 5000 900 OF thoso bonds, and,
II 1t .electe, sell them to the public. OF
theee the syndicate agrees to take FIVE mil.
lions should II bs necessary, but 1t Ia not
expected that It will be necessary to iesue
more than very limited amount OF either
the stock or bonds, except those which
will 60 into the sinking fund.-"
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"rlm esu on pnrno,,,. -,

LONDON, Nov. 9e.-The Times, referring
70 the interview with Mr.. Parnell, Haya il
has confirmed the suspicion that Mr.. Par
nell Is really not the leader Of the Irish
party, but merely an old parliament aryI
hand retained by the resl leaders 10 %
tho work that they themselves are unable
70 40, namely. to manage the work Of the
party In the House OF Commons. = .s-''' se
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" Mr.. Camden is really in for a fight,
as some Of his party think, he will have to
20 to work on the ohce.holders in the
party to SEQ whether he cannot recall
them to their allegiance. Some Of them,
at least, have taken him at his word and
made new alliance, as though he were in
fac. out Of politics. Will men never un.
derstaud little bits Of pleasantly withouta
diagram2
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A west Virginia Postmu.,er Indicted

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Nov. 22.-Willis
Walker, of Ksnawha, W. Va, was in.
dicted by the United States grand Jury,
to-day, on a charge Of forging the check
and vouchers Of Androw ]. Platt,
pension agent, converting the money
to his own use. DR.. Msrie, Postmaster
Of Pocatalico, Notary Public and attor-
ney for Platt, was to-day indicted for e1e-
cutting, as attorney for Plat, knowing the
voucher to be false and fraudulent at the
time be executed it. They were arrested
by special agent Roome and arc now held
to answer before the court.
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IT is Bagsly remarked by the Register
that tho decision Of the Supreme Court in
the matter OF the Police and Fire Board
ordinance "leaves the question just where
it was when action was first brought by
the petitioners, and is in no sense q Judi
cial endorsement OF the obnoxious ordi-
nance" This is 80 obviously true that it
was waste Of space to state 1t.
Tho decision leaves the ordinance where
all other ordinances Of the city Of Wheel
ing are-where the Council put them and
as tho Cornell put them, to be respected
and enforced as other ordinances are.
The Supreme Court did not endorse the
obnoxious ordinance" No. we do not
ask the courts to endorse legislative acts.
1t is enough to know that the legi1lative
body was competent to do what it did.
The Register further remarks that the
decision Of the Circuit Court "was to the
effect that the ordinance was unconsti-
tutional, null and void" and '"'the justice
OF that decision has never yet been i'm.
peached." Except by the highest court in
West Virginia, which says that the Cir
cult Court, in the decision 80 fondly clung
to by tho Register, exercised power
which, in tho language Of the Supreme
Court "ia unconstitutional for the reason
tha! such power is Legislative and there
fore forbidden to be exercised by the
courts in this State"
So that the latest aud highest decision,
and the one that is Of binding force, is to
fectthstthe interference ofthe Circuit
Court was Unconstitutional, null and
void" And 80, it may be said without
disrespect to the Circuit Court, It's decision
and all that WAS in it goes for naught.
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IT would bs odd to see MIR. Camden and
Mr.. Keuna fighting each other for seat
in the Senate. Some suggestions In an.
other column point to that possibility.
We shall SEQ what We can do to preserve
the peace. .5rs a5I-I